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Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Louvre Museum, Paris, January 28, 2025. BERTRAND GUAY/VIA REUTERS More isolated and unpopular than ever, even in his own camp, Emmanuel Macron has been trying to maintain a visibility that has been slipping from his grasp. And culture, the head of state’s preserve… Read Details ⇢

Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said in a new interview on Tuesday that it’s been “pure hell” since his party lost the presidential election last November. Speaking with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, the Minnesota governor was asked what advice he’d give to “average people” who oppose the agenda President… Read Details ⇢

Prayagraj, India – Arvind Agrawal has been running a business supplying stationery items across India for four decades in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state. The city is currently hosting the Mahakumbh, often simply called the Kumbh, the world’s largest religious gathering of Hindus. His mobile phone comes alive every few… Read Details ⇢

200 UK companies have signed up for a 4 day work week The move follows successful trials across the globe It is expected to boost productivity and worker well-being For 5,000 lucky workers, the four-day working week just got one step closer. The 4 Day Week Campaign has revealed 200… Read Details ⇢

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday, January 28, to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. The order comes the week after Trump said in his inauguration speech that his government would… Read Details ⇢

The government of Denmark says it will increase military spending in the North Atlantic amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.  Late Monday, the Danish government announced an agreement of 14.6 billion-kroner – or nearly $2 billion – with parties including… Read Details ⇢

The crowd crush occurred at the world’s largest religious event, attended by hundreds of millions of people. More than seven people – and possibly as many as 15 – have been killed, and many more injured, in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, according… Read Details ⇢

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints… Read Details ⇢

In such a noisy world, silence has fallen on Afghan women. Nothing more is being said about what is happening to them. Only the decrees of Afghanistan’s Islamist leader Haibatullah Akhundzada − each one reducing further what remains of their freedom − remind us that in Afghanistan, gender determines the… Read Details ⇢